Giant Cockroach

Giant Cockroach was originally printed as a common creature card in the Seventh Edition of Magic: The Gathering, released in April 2001. As the first core set of the new millennium, Seventh Edition marked a shift toward a cleaner, more modern frame design, intended to make the game more accessible to a growing player base while maintaining the thematic consistency of the core game.

The card features artwork by Mike Raabe, who captured the grotesque, oversized aesthetic characteristic of the insect-themed cards in early Magic sets. The design focused on a straightforward, aggressive utility typical of common green creatures of the era, providing players with a reliable, if unadorned, presence on the battlefield. It was received as a standard limited-play staple, reflecting the game's ongoing exploration of naturalistic and monstrous archetypes.